Our daughter has been serving on the pastor search team for her church. She has a young baby and a job, and I tried to talk her out of agreeing to do it because I knew how much time it would take. But she wanted to do it, especially since she has the perspective of being a pastor’s kid. Sometimes she’ll call her dad and pick his brain about …
To continue with our theme of ministry transitions, I thought it was appropriate to give some practical tips on moving I’ve learned, unfortunately, from my vast experience. If you’re married to the ministry, this is a topic you’ll probably face at some point, if you haven’t already!
Meet Kassy Jackson! Kassy’s husband Jacob serves on staff at our church as the Worship Pastor. Since they’ve just completed their first year, I wanted her perspective on what it was like for their family to relocate from Florida to Arkansas. We talked about what it’s like to move with children and how we can help them transition to a new place.
One of the hardest aspects of ministry life can be determining if God is leading us out of our current church or into a new place of service. When is the right time to leave? How do we pray through unexpected job offers when we’re happy where we are? Here’s how we’ve navigated these decisions as pastor and wife for the last 25 years.
Have you ever experienced culture shock in ministry? Maybe you’ve traveled to another country and realized those mission trip prep meetings did not really prepare you. Or perhaps your family has relocated to a new church or ministry assignment and you just feel like you’ve moved to a foreign country!
What’s the longest time you and your husband have served at one church? Some pastors leave after a brief time, while other pastors enjoy lengthy tenures at one church